Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 779.2
Cerebral depression coma and other abnormal cerebral signs in fetus or newborn
  • Short description: Cns dysfunction syn NB.
  • ICD-9-CM 779.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 779.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 779.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 779.2: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 779.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P91.4 Neonatal cerebral depression
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P91.5 Neonatal coma
779.2 Excludes
Applies To
  • Cerebral ischemia NOS of newborn
  • CNS dysfunction in newborn NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 779.2:
  • Coma 780.01
    • newborn 779.2
  • Depression 311
    • central nervous system 799.1
      • newborn 779.2
    • cerebral 331.9
      • newborn 779.2
    • cerebrovascular 437.8
      • newborn 779.2
  • Ischemia, ischemic 459.9
    • cerebral (chronic) (generalized) 437.1
      • arteriosclerotic 437.0
      • intermittent (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.9
      • newborn 779.2
      • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth 674.0
      • recurrent focal (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.9
      • transient (with transient neurologic deficit) 435.9
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